1938 Swiss Grand Prix

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The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II European Championship motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern, featuring top Grand Prix teams and drivers of the era.

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instanceOf European Championship race
Grand Prix motor race
championshipRoundNumber 4
championshipSeason 1938 European Championship
circuitLengthKm 7.28
circuitType road circuit
cityNearest Bern NERFINISHED
contestedByTeam Auto Union NERFINISHED
Maserati NERFINISHED
Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
date 1938-08-21
fastestLapCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
fastestLapDriver Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
fastestLapDriverCountry Germany NERFINISHED
fastestLapTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
fastestLapTime 2:38.4
grandPrixName Swiss Grand Prix NERFINISHED
gridFromTime true
laps 50
location Bern NERFINISHED
Bremgarten circuit NERFINISHED
notableFor dominant performance by Mercedes-Benz W154 cars
officialName Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1938 NERFINISHED
organisingBody Automobile Club de Suisse NERFINISHED
partOfEra pre-World War II Grand Prix racing
polePositionCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
polePositionDriver Manfred von Brauchitsch NERFINISHED
polePositionDriverCountry Germany NERFINISHED
polePositionTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
raceDistanceKm 364.0
regulationFormula 3-litre supercharged Grand Prix formula
safetyLevel very dangerous pre-war road circuit conditions
seasonRaceNumber 4
secondPlaceCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
secondPlaceDriver Richard Seaman NERFINISHED
secondPlaceDriverCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
secondPlaceTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
surface tarmac
thirdPlaceCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceDriver Hermann Lang NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceDriverCountry Germany NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
weather dry
winner Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
winnerCountry Germany NERFINISHED
winningCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
winningTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
year 1938

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Mercedes-Benz W154 notableRace 1938 Swiss Grand Prix